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I want to make a "Charging Station" - for 3 cell phones

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29-Sep-2009, 04:17 PM #16
I built a 15" shelf that fits underneath one of the kitchen cabinets, and I put a baffle half way back to hide the chargers. All you see is about 6" of the cord from the back where all the bricks are plugged in. Since it's under the cabinet, it also doesn't take up any counter space. It's stained to match the cabinets.
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29-Sep-2009, 04:52 PM #17
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I built a 15" shelf that fits underneath one of the kitchen cabinets, and I put a baffle half way back to hide the chargers. All you see is about 6" of the cord from the back where all the bricks are plugged in. Since it's under the cabinet, it also doesn't take up any counter space. It's stained to match the cabinets.
Thats a really good idea too. I already have a clock radio attached to the cabinet and a can opener. I can't believe I didn't think of this myself It would be really easy to find some kind of bracket to hang a shelf. I'll bet there's even a shelf something like that on the market with all the brackets and everything needed to hang it included.
I have always had all the charges in a basket on the kitchen counter, but have gotten tired of everyone having to sort through all of the various chargers to find theres. I'm organized in all other areas of my house and now its time for this too! I'm going to town tomorrow to look at a couple of stores to see whats out there, then if I don't find what I want, I'll probably go with using the Coca-Cola tin box. My husband said he could drill a hole in the back of it for me.
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07-Oct-2009, 06:21 PM #18
I just saw a commercial for this last night and thought of you,
http://www.powermat.com/
I didn't look into it any but sounds like a good idea.
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07-Oct-2009, 06:47 PM #19
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I just saw a commercial for this last night and thought of you,
http://www.powermat.com/
I didn't look into it any but sounds like a good idea.
That is awesome!!! Looks like something that should be in the future, but its already here! I'm sure all cordless phones will be recharged that way in the future. The rechargers with cords are such a pain to keep straight, especially if you have 4 phones like us and all different brands so they each need their own charger.
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